Position Overview

United Health Services is seeking a Director of Nursing – Medical Surgical Services to lead strategic and daily operations across medical-surgical units. This key leadership role fosters a collaborative, interprofessional environment that emphasizes continuous improvement, operational excellence, and high levels of patient and staff engagement. The Director ensures alignment with UHS standards and plays a central role in maintaining the systems, processes, and outcomes that reflect the organization’s mission, vision, values, and commitment to Every Connection Matters.

The Director supports nursing as a vital component of the healthcare team—promoting evidence-based practices, shared governance, and a culture of safety and accountability through Just Culture principles. This role collaborates with nurse managers, physicians, and administrative leaders to lead strategic planning, quality improvement, budget development, staffing, and program growth. By guiding care that is safe, timely, and equitable, the Director helps ensure exceptional patient experiences and sustainable operational success across the Medical Surgical Services area.

Work Locations:

UHS Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY UHS Binghamton General Hospital, Binghamton, NY

There is more than one location associated with this position. This is either because there are multiple openings at different sites, or the successful candidate will be required to float across multiple UHS facilities. Your recruiter and hiring manager will clarify expectations during the interview process.

Primary Work Shift:

Day

Regular Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Compensation Range:

$65.54 - $98.31 per hour, depending on experience

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Sign-on incentives:

Up to $25,000 sign-on bonus for candidates who meet eligibility criteria.

Up to $5,000 relocation reimbursement for candidates who meet eligibility criteria. Talk to your recruiter to learn more.

Position Responsibilities

• Communication and Relationship Management:

  • Builds Collaborative environments by developing trusting relationships balancing concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives.

  • Communicates in a respectful manner listening to key stakeholders and following up in a timely manner.

  • Facilitates shared decision making through support of Shared Governance and driving decision making to the lowest level of the organization while maintaining alignment to organizational strategic goals.

• Knowledge of Health Care Environment

  • Demonstrate knowledge of current nursing practice including roles and responsibility of the patient care team. 

  • Aware of patient care standards as set by accrediting bodies and state guidelines.  Ensures practice within areas of responsibility aligns with standards. 

  • Develop and Maintain nursing policies and procedures backed by evidence-based practice.

• Leadership:

  • Provides visionary thinking promoting the art and science of nursing practice.

  • Remains open to new ideas and knowledge promoting curiosity and exploration of new ways of meeting patient and staff needs.

  • Applies self-reflection as a tool for ongoing growth and development. 

• Professionalism

  • Contribute to the advancement of the profession through involvement in professional organizations locally, regionally or nationally.

  • Promote utilization of specialty knowledge from the standards of specialty professional organizations.  This includes but not limited to staffing models, policies and procedures and recruitment and retention.

  • Promotes advancement of profession through professional certification.

• Business Skills

  • Develop and manage annual operating budget and capital expenditure plans.

  • Interpret financial statements and manage financial resources.

  • Participate in workforce planning and provide creative solutions to manage workforce while monitoring financial impacts.

Position Qualifications

Minimum Required

• Masters in Nursing or Bachelors in Nursing and Masters in Business or HealthCare related field.

• New York State Registered Nurse License or eligible

• Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience

• Two (2) years of nursing management experience

Preferred

• Professional certification in Nursing Executive (NE-BC) or Nursing Executive Advanced (NEA-BC).  Required within 2 years of accepting position.